Senior HR Employee Lifecycle Operations Specialist

About the role

Mimica is transitioning hundreds of employees in Costa Rica from an Employer of Record to a fully owned local entity. As a Senior HR Employee Lifecycle Operations Specialist you will own the end‑to‑end execution of payroll, benefits, and compliance processes, ensuring they run cleanly, compliantly, and at scale.

Key responsibilities

• Manage pre‑hire compliance, right‑to‑work checks, documentation, and contract readiness.
• Process new‑joiner, leaver, and employment change transactions, generating contracts, amendments, and official notices.
• Prepare, validate, and submit payroll inputs, including salaries, incentives, deductions, and adjustments.
• Coordinate workflows with vendors and internal stakeholders to keep payroll, benefits, and compliance on schedule.
• Own monthly cut‑offs, approvals, reconciliations, and proactive issue resolution.
• Administer private healthcare enrolment, statutory benefits, and leave processes.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for employee queries on payslips, taxes, and benefits.
• Monitor regulatory changes (CCSS, MTSS, DGT, INSS) and implement updates.
• Support audits, statutory reporting, and maintain audit‑ready employee data in HRIS and payroll systems.

Required profile

• Proven experience in HR services or operations, preferably in a multi‑country environment.
• Strong understanding of payroll processing, statutory compliance, and employee lifecycle management.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to work under tight deadlines.
• Effective communication skills for handling employee queries and stakeholder coordination.

Required skills

• HRIS platforms
• Payroll systems